Number of sitting days
|
3
|
37
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Average length of a sitting day
|
09 hrs 32 mins
|
10 hrs 13 mins
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Longest sitting day
|
10 hrs 06 mins
(26 August)
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18 hrs 50 mins
(17 and 18 July)
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Shortest sitting day
|
08 hrs 45 mins
(28 August)
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08 hrs 23 mins
(18 March)
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Hours of sitting
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28 hrs 36 mins
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377 hrs 49 mins
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Business conducted in the Senate
- government business
- general business
- including time spent on private senators' bills
- questions without notice
- urgency/MPI
- business of the Senate
- other
- adjournment debate
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07 hrs 41 mins
08 hrs 14 mins
0 hrs 42 mins
03 hrs 14 mins
02 hrs 03 mins
01 hrs 15 mins
01 hrs 41 mins
04 hrs 28 mins
|
126 hrs 35 mins
113 hrs 29 mins
16 hrs 54 mins
39 hrs 13 mins
23 hrs 37 mins
12 hrs 52 mins
16 hrs 34 mins
45 hrs 29 mins
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Questions placed on notice
|
43 *
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773**
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Questions without notice (including supplementary questions)
|
105
3 sitting days
|
1158
37 sitting days
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Average daily number of questions without notice
|
35.0
|
31.3
|
Notices of motion given |
47
|
414
|
Petitions presented
|
5
|
21
|
Signatories to petitions
|
10 881
|
54 371
|
Divisions
|
7
|
162
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* Questions placed on notice from 21 July to 28 August 2014 inclusive
** Questions placed on notice from 13 December 2013 to 28 August 2014 inclusive
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